Thursday, July 12, 2012

Derek Gripper - "One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali" [2012]


"This album is a world first: a recording of Malian kora music on solo acoustic guitar by South African guitarist Derek Gripper. The complete solo works of Malian kora legend Toumani Diabate, with tracks by fellow Malians Ali Farka Toure and Ballake Sissoko as well as a track by French cellist Vincent Segal (from his collaboration with Sissoko). A truly original African Guitar sound and a fresh and ground-breaking proposal for a redefinition of African classical music. Read more about this project and order guitar tablatures of the music at: www.derekgripper.com/african-guitar/

The recording was made in a small church near Knysna, South Africa, recorded through the night, in single takes."

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